ESPN the Magazine‘s annual “Body Issue” is set to hit newsstands this Friday. Featuring athletes of all sizes, the Body Issue celebrates athletes from all different sports and body types, ranging from super slender swimmers to super buff boxers. In fact, Texas Rangers’ Prince Fielder is one of the six featured athletes on the cover, which attracted some notoriety considering Fielder’s size. Nevertheless, this is further proof that ESPN the Magazine is willing to showcase a wide variety of body types. Other athletes featured on the cover include snowboarder Jamie Anderson, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, Oklahoma City Thunders’ Serge Ibaka, and tennis star Venus Williams. Also included in the “Bodies We Want” shoot are Team USA hockey player Hillary Knight, motocross rider Travis Pastrana, surfer Coco Ho, snowboarder Amy Purdy, boxer Bernard Hopkins, Atlanta Dream’s Angel McCoughtry, and more.
You can check out some of the photos below, but be sure to check out the full collection of photos from the “Bodies We Want” shoot on ESPN.
[via ESPN]
